Francis7 posted:22and25 posted:nycdad posted:Depends on class as well. Younger classes will have less participants and there will be more churn. Can't speak for other states, but our states PBR will scout other events, not just PBR events, as well as HS games, and will communicate with other state's. Francis, I will say the #1 in your state is a total stud (and a true 2022 just turned 15). We face him frequently.
A 2022 just turning 15 would be on the young side here. We typically see:
Freshman = 15
Sophomore = 16
Junior = 17
Senior = 18
Obviously makes him that much more of a stud as he should probably be a 2023 if he is just turning 15.
He's 15 and 1 month now. For a point of comparison, my son is also a 2022 and he's 15 and 7 months.
I'm pretty sure 15 and 1 is as young as you can be here for a 2022. My son's classmate is 15 and 2 and I know his parents thought about reclassing him because he was the youngest in his grade.
On the flip side, we know another 2022 here who reclassified twice and is now 16 and 11 months. (He's already committed to a major D1 and tops all the 2022 rankings - so, no one seems to care about his age.)
You guys need to take age completely out of the equation, your kid either is good enough to play or they are watching the studs play, simply no other way around it. Every kid entering college as a freshman has the same NCAA eligibility...whether they are 18 or 20, coaches could care less now old a kid is. The kid my son competed against in his D1 freshman recruiting class turned 20 in November of his freshman year. My son was 18 years, 6 months. Guess who beat who out for playing time???
There are several D1 FBS college football players in their LATE 20’s, one kicker at USC is 29-30 years old, played in Austrian Rules Football. As a 28-30 years old guy, I would be well on with my life, but he had eligibility and the school decided he fit their need best. Get used to your kids competing with guys older than them, much older. It’s gonna be a reality. If you (or your kid) is hung up on that, you won’t last long.